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Capt. Amarinder always had easy opponents, now he has to face me: Ex army
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab)[India], Jan. 8(ANI): Throwing a challenge to Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh, former army chief turned politician retired General J.J. Singh of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday said the former had always won easy elections as there was no challenging opp
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Former Army chief J.J. Singh joins SAD
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab)[India], Jan. 7(ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday inducted ex-Army chief (retd) general J.J. Singh ahead of the Punjab state assembly polls, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in Chandigarh who branded the development as 'histo
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Akali Dal announces free pilgrimage to Sri Nankana Sahib and Sri Panja Sah
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI-NewsVoir): Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal has vowed to ensure free pilgrimage to Sri Nankana Sahib and Sri Panja Sahib in Pakistan as an extension of ongoing 'Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra'.
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In Punjab, AAP No. 2, BJP not even in race, says Amarinder
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 11 (ANI): Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is the only competitor to his party in the upcoming assembly elections, adding that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) do not even exist.
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Voting for AAP a mistake, would mean promoting Akali goons: Navjot Kaur Si
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 29 (ANI): Asserting that the Congress is the only party which can give Punjab a stable government, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who joined the Indian National Congress on Monday, said that voting for the Aam Aadmi Party would be a mistake and would mean promoting the Akali goon
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Hooda says Badals' SAD indulging in SYL 'vote bank politics'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said the Punjab Government and especially the Shiromani Akali Dal are indulging in vote bank politics over Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue.
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SAD expresses disappointment over SC verdict on SYL canal
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday expressed disappointment at the Supreme Court dubbing a 2004 law passed by the Punjab government terminating the Sutlej-Yamuna Link [SYL] canal water sharing agreement with neighbouring states as unconstitutional.
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SAD workers stage protest over 1984 'anti-Sikh' riots in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): Workers of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday staged a protest outside the Congress' office in the national capital over the 1984 'anti-Sikh' riots.
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Amit Shah confident that Akali Dal- BJP will form Govt. again in Punjab
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab)[India], Nov. 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Tuesday said that he has full faith in the leadership of Sardar Prakash Singh Badal and expressed confidence that the Akali Dal-BJP Government will again be formed in 2017.
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Capt. 'joint candidate' of SAD, BJP, Cong, Kejriwal cautions peo
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct. 23 (ANI): Terming Punjab Congress chief Capt. Amarinder Singh a "joint candidate" of the Akalis, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday cautioned the people of Punjab that
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SAD leaders Bolaria, Upkar Singh Sandhu to join Congress
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Inderbir Singh Bolaria and former SAD president of Amritsar Upkar Singh Sandhu on Thursday announced that they would join the Congress on Dussehra.
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SAD leader Paramjit Singh, son arrested for assaulting nurse
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Moga (Punjab) [India], Sept. 24 (ANI): The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Paramjit Singh and his son, who assaulted a nurse at a hospital in Moga.
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